Footstool Love

I found this old foot stool at Goodwill a few weeks ago. It was stained wood with a needlepoint cover. It was a bit heart wrenching to pull that cover off because I know how much work someone put into it but it was just not my style. Sorry!!

 I painted the base with ASCP Coco then distressed it. I found this fabric that goes so perfectly with the paint color and it even has a pop of my favorite red!

                                            Did I mention that I love this footstool???

Also stopped at a rummage sale today and found a cool mid century china cabinet. I'll tell you, they don't make furniture like they used to! It weighs a ton!  I may try a mod, funky look on this one! Maybe orange paint ?!!

Speaking of heavy lifting...... last fall  while hubs and I were at a rummage sale we bought a few piles of old lumber.  We bought a smaller pile of barn boards and a old wooden silo.  Well, we finally were able to pick up the silo staves a few days ago. The boards were from 10 feet to 16 feet long and they were heavy!  We also apparently waited to load them on the hottest day of the year! 2 hours later we had a trailer load of 100 year old silo staves. Hubs did not want to unload them again so we made arrangements to have them milled into flooring. They mill specializes in reclaimed wood and they were very excited about our " find".   The plan is to use them in our kitchen dining area floors when we are ready to remodel in a few years. I am really excited to see how they are going to look when they are done!  Just goes to show..... you never know what you are going to find while out junking!